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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rock Romero (ranked 1556 p4p, 1086 weight class) and Albert Sojka (ranked 220 p4p, 157 weight class). Rock Romero could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Albert Sojka's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rock Romero !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Sojka!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sojka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Sojka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sojka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Sojka has Romero pushed against the cage.
Sojka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sojka backwards.
Sojka blocks an uppercut.
Sojka blocks an uppercut.
Romero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sojka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sojka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sojka tries to work over Romero 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sojka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sojka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sojka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Romero blocks a body shot from Sojka.
Sojka lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sojka.
Sojka trying to stall but Romero improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sojka gets through Romero 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sojka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sojka misses with a punch on the inside.
Sojka has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Romero seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sojka can turn it around.
Sojka has a couple of punches blocked by Romero .
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero working aggressively here.
Sojka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Sojka.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Sojka.
Sojka swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sojka blocks an uppercut.
Sojka blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sojka.
Romero misses with some punches.
Sojka connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Rock Romero has been cut.
Sojka lands an elbow inside that Romero shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Sojka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sojka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romero tries a body shot but Sojka blocks it.
Sojka blocks an uppercut.
Sojka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sojka.
Sojka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sojka lands an elbow inside.
Sojka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sojka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Romero misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Sojka on the inside.
Sojka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sojka is leaning against Romero and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Sojka.
Sojka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sojka.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Sojka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sojka.
Sojka blocks an uppercut.
Sojka throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sojka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sojka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sojka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romero misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Romero as Sojka tries to tie him up.
Sojka throws a head punch that misses.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sojka blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Sojka to work.
Romero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sojka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero 's elbow.
Sojka lands a right hand.
Sojka has a couple of punches blocked by Romero .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Albert Sojka has been cut.
Sojka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sojka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sojka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Sojka.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Sojka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero tries a body shot but Sojka blocks it.
Sojka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sojka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sojka misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Sojka dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sojka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sojka closes the distance and pushes Romero back into the cage.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Sojka.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Sojka.
Sojka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero presses Sojka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Sojka.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sojka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Romero up against the cage.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sojka blocks an uppercut.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Sojka uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Romero .
Romero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sojka gets through Romero 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sojka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sojka working aggressively here.
Sojka trying to stall but Romero improves his position.
A short uppercut from Sojka.
Sojka tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Sojka back against the cage.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sojkas head.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Sojka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albert Sojka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sojka misses with some punches.
Romero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sojka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sojka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Sojka on the inside.
Sojka struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Sojka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero working aggressively here.
Sojka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Sojka.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Sojka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sojka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sojka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Sojka.
Sojka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sojka lands a right hand.
Sojka working aggressively here.
Sojka blocking some punches.
Sojka swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sojka lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sojka.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sojka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sojka scores with a shot to the side of Romero 's head.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero is looking to control Sojka's arms but Sojka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Romero has his back to the cage.
Romero working aggressively here.
Sojka lands an elbow inside that Romero shrugs off.
Sojka gets through Romero 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romero is rocked!
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sojka scores with a shot to the side of Romero 's head.
Oh Romero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A body shot lands from Sojka.
Sojka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero seems to have got his legs back now.
Sojka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sojka leaning against his opponent.
Sojka lands with a short shot to the head.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Sojka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sojka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sojka lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero .
Sojka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sojka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero 's elbow.
Sojka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sojka is working Romero over against the cage.
Sojka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Romero .
Sojka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sojka trying to land knees to the body.
Romero lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sojka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right handed body shot lands from Sojka.
Sojka blocking some punches.
Sojka stalling against the cage.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sojka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Sojka.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Sojka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sojka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sojka scores with a jab to the body.
Sojka scores with a decent looking hook.
Sojka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Romero tests Sojka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Romero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sojka manages to avoid it.
Romero misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sojka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sojka lands a glancing blow to the side of Romero 's head.
Sojka scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sojka.
Romero misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sojka scores with a body shot.
Sojka pushes Romero up against the cage in a clinch.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Sojka.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Sojka uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Sojka.
Romero stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Sojka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sojka.
Sojka digs a right hand into Romero 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Romero 's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sojka lands a nice uppercut.
Sojka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sojka misses with a body punch.
Sojka cracks Romero with a nice body shot.
Sojka lands a knee to the head.
Sojka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sojka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sojka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Sojka on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sojka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Romero up against the cage.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sojka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Sojka.
Sojka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romero takes a shot to the head.
Sojka lands a big knee! That's hurt Romero ! Oh, he's all over the place! Sojka lands another knee that sends Romero to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Sojka!
Albert Sojka gave a mention to Urban Fighter in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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